Ernst August has been interviewed and shown
at his rehabilitation centre in Austria today. It
was the most private interview he ever gave
(so it was said) and he talked about the pain
and his hopes it would only be a problem with
his appendix. Together with his doctor he talked
about the illness and thanked the doctors in
Monaco. But still he seems ververy weak, he is
very thin and you can see in his face what he
has gone through. No questions about his
family were allowed, but Ernst August made
some training on a bike and was filmed walking
through the park. He was very friendly and it
was said he had changed..
Hope some of you were also able to see that
interview!

I feel so badly for Caroline and her children and Ernst' children. Yes, hopefully, this is a "wake up" call for Ernst. Acute pancreatitis is nothing to play around with. Ernst' doctor at the time (interview in "Vanity Fair" in 2001, I believe) seemed rather flippant about his patient's love of rich foods and alcohol saying "it is only a problem if the patient drinks more than his doctor--and he doesn't." Suffice to say, having lived through this with a family member, he is going to have to adhere to a very strict diet: no rich food, no alcohol, no cigarettes. The pancreas is a very tricky organ and, once badly damaged, it is difficult to treat. It also makes the chances of developing pancreatic cancer--one of the deadliest you can get--appreciably higher. Ernst has a lot to live for and, based on what is being reported, if he follows medical advice, he will be fine. Again, hope the "wake up" call registered.

Thanks for the info and pix regarding Ernst's new interview. After Rainier's death and the public speculating about his health, Caroline,etc. I'm sure this was done to put out some good publicity. I'm sure Ernst did this interview as a way to let the public know that he is on the mend and wants to possibly change. One can only hope that he change his life for the better.

when i look at the pictures in posting # 121, he is not an overweight man and re the alcohol, I can not imagine caroline suffering a man who drinks too much (every day), she is too perfectionistic for that. Perhaps he was one of the few to whom this happened through no particular fault of his own.

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Originally Posted by maryshawn

I feel so badly for Caroline and her children and Ernst' children. Yes, hopefully, this is a "wake up" call for Ernst. Acute pancreatitis is nothing to play around with. Ernst' doctor at the time (interview in "Vanity Fair" in 2001, I believe) seemed rather flippant about his patient's love of rich foods and alcohol saying "it is only a problem if the patient drinks more than his doctor--and he doesn't." Suffice to say, having lived through this with a family member, he is going to have to adhere to a very strict diet: no rich food, no alcohol, no cigarettes. The pancreas is a very tricky organ and, once badly damaged, it is difficult to treat. It also makes the chances of developing pancreatic cancer--one of the deadliest you can get--appreciably higher. Ernst has a lot to live for and, based on what is being reported, if he follows medical advice, he will be fine. Again, hope the "wake up" call registered.